Soon we emerge onto a huge high plateau at 4740 ft surrounded by mountains that shoot up to 8277ft. A horse is galloping at full speed. A distinguished old man is walking. A shepherd is talking on his cell phone. Did I fall into a Fellini movie set...
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Before I left Seattle, my friend Valerie gave me a plastic bracelet that blinks green when I press a button. We share a love for fun gadgets so I wasn’t too surprised. It came with a request...
Read moreBOSNIA, PART 10: INDEFATIGABLE JASMINE
I follow my GPS to our Mostar hostel into a narrow dead-end street. The farther I go the worse the houses look...
Read moreBOSNIA, PART 9: TITO’S PARTISAN CEMETERY OF MOSTAR (3 OF 3)
Finally we get to the entrance of the Tito Partisan Cemetery of Mostar. It is completely overrun by vegetation, littered with broken glass and covered with pro-fascist and Nazi graffiti.
Read moreBOSNIA, PART 7: TITO’S PARTISAN CEMETERY OF MOSTAR (1 OF 3)
Among dozens of quick stops during his tour (the kind where nobody gets off the bus) Bata pulls on the sidewalk and points to an unattractive area on the other side of the street. Honestly it doesn’t look like much at all…
Read moreBOSNIA, PART 6: BATA (3 OF 3)
After the waterfalls, the pace eases a little. He remains a torrent of information and personal stories but he includes sites and topics that are not…
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